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Snapchat is Now Snap Inc and Enters the Hardware Realm

by Norbert Hildebrand

Snapchat, the image messaging and multimedia mobile application has changed its name into Snap Inc. and is preparing to offer its first hardware product. With its short lived image and video clips, Snapchat has …

Tags:Eyewear| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38| Wearables

Thalmic Raises $120 Million for Gesture Input

by Milos Pavlovic

Thalmic Labs has secured $120 million in Series B funding from Intel Capital, the Amazon Alexa Fund and others to develop its technology which is a wristband sensor that tracks movement in the muscles …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 37| Wearables

Royole Introduces Moon, a Foldable 3D Virtual Mobile Theater with Noise-Cancelling Headphones

by Isaac Oburu

Royole Corporation, a global pioneer and innovator of flexible displays, flexible sensors, and smart device technologies, today announces the introduction of Moon, a 3D virtual mobile theater for movies, gaming, and more. Combining unique …

Tags:Cinema| Wearables

IDC Optimistic for Wearables in China

by Milos Pavlovic

Chinese companies shipped 9.54 million wearable devices in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 13.2% from the previous quarter and up 81.4% from a year earlier, according to IDC’s China Wearable Device …

Fitness is ‘Low Hanging Fruit’ for Wearables

by Bob Raikes

Shipments of wearable devices reached 22.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16) according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Despite a decline in shipments for one of the largest vendors, the …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 36| Wearables

The PowerClaw Will Burn You Up

by Tom Allen

The PowerClaw is a set of haptic gloves that promise to make users feel not just touches, but wider sensations in virtual reality. Having recently launched an IndieGogo campaign, a prototype version was at …

MIT’s DuoSkin Combines Tech and Fashion

by Tom Allen

MIT, with Microsoft Research, has unveiled a temporary interface for devices like smartwatches and PCs. It is called DuoSkin, and is a fabrication process based around temporary ‘tattoos’. The ‘tattoos’ are made of gold …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32| Wearables

Leading Chinese VR Developer Deepoon Made Big Scene Multi-player Mobile VR Interaction Real

by Isaac Oburu

Not long after China Joy (China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference ) ended, Deepoon VR announced that it signed a strategic cooperative agreement with another Chinese VR developer G-wearables to achieve a win-win situation …

Tags:China| Virtual Reality| Wearables

Micro-LEDs on Wearables by 2018

by Tom Allen

Interest in micro-LED as a display technology is rising, helped – at least in part – by interest from Sony (Cledis screens) and Apple (through its LuxVue acquisition). LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, has …

MediaTek Powers Polar M600 Sports-Optimized Android Wear(TM) Smartwatch

by Isaac Oburu

To meet consumer demand for smarter, feature-rich fitness and activity wearables, MediaTek today announced it powers the newly launched Polar M600, an Android Wear sports-optimized smartwatch. Equipped with advanced features, including Polar’s optical heart …

Tags:Mediatek| Smartwatches| Wearables

Ubimax Joins Vuzix VIP Programme

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix Corporation has announced that Ubimax, a supplier of industrial wearable computing solutions, has joined the Vuzix Industrial Partner (VIP) programme, by invitation. As a VIP, Ubimax will be able to translate its software …

Flex Moves to Smart Clothing With MAS

by Tom Allen

Flex – formerly Flextronics – will work with MAS Holdings to develop new wearable technologies, aiming to speed the adoption of connectivity in clothing. They will collaborate on developing new technologies and wearable products, …

Tags:Flex| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 27| Wearables